Primary completion rate, male in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Primary completion rate, male was 98.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, male in Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 98.2% for primary completion rate, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 100.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 95.9%, in 2018.
That places Europe & Central Asia 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Primary completion rate, male in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.7% | — |
| 2000 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 100.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 100.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 97.9% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 95.9% | 100.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.7% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 141.6% compare
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 133.7% compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 128.6% compare
- 4 Fiji 118.8% compare
- 5 Vanuatu 113.6% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Europe & Central Asia?
- Primary completion rate, male in Europe & Central Asia was 98.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2018.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.